Display-mirror.



No. 809,698. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. w.- v. 1). KELLEY.

DISPLAY MIRROR.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. '7, 1905.

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, connection with pictures disposed in the mirror in behind.

thus prolonging the life of the mirror.'

UNITED STATES PATENT WILLIAM v. p. KELLEY, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

HALFTO HOWARD s. JONES, OF BROOKLYN,

DISPLAY-MIRROR.

OFFICE." AssIGNoR OF ONE- NEW YORK.

j Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed April '1. 1905. Serial No. 264,334.

is under ordinary conditions semitransparent and which permits objectsback of it to be seen more or less distinctly from in front even whennot illuminated, except by reflected light from in front. 3 is a coatingof thin transparent varnish or collodion, which is intended to protectthe silver. Such a mirror as this is well known in commerce and has beenused largely in connection with advertising devices com prising atransparency which could To all whom, itmay cohcern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM V. D. KELLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at N ewark, .in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements inDisplay-Mirrors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

picture,

stances are opaque and only reflect distinguishable through the mirror.Such de- "vices' in order to fully secure their obje'ct 'shouldcompletely obscure the transparency when not illuminated; but this hasnot heretofore been accomplished in any devices with which I amfamiliar. Another serious objection to such mirrors is that they cannotbe ,to'uched-without injuryto the back and are subject to deteriorationfrom'moisture, heat, and atmospheric influences.

In order to provide a mirror which shall completely obscure thetransparency w hen not illuminated, but which will permit the transparencytobe seen when illuminated from behind, I provide a coating 4,composed of an oil-paint containing a pigment of any desired It has beenheretofore proposed to use transparent mirrors in connection withsigns-or rear thereof; but the. order to be transparent could only bethinly silvered and the silver protected with a thin coat of transparentvarnish. Such so-called mirrors are, in fact,- only partial mirrors,since even with the minated from behind from the front would b themirror to render the outlines of the picture distinguishable, thusinterfering with the'effectiveness of the mirror as such when notilluminated. Another objection to such mirrors is that the necessarilythin and delicate varnish 1 does not-protect the silver-from abrasion,heat, water, atmosphere, &c. and in many instances has been crackedby'the heat from the lamps picture or sign, thus causing-rapiddeterioration.

ccordingto this invention I propose to provide a mirror having such abacking that it ordinarily forms a complete reflector and a sign orpicture in the rear does not become visible through the mirror untillighted from face. This stippled coating is applied with a suitablebrush, preferably while the varnish coating is wet, and thus the twocoats closely adhere. The paint is waterproof and quickly dries,eflectuaily protecting the varnish and silver against abrasion, hardinstead'of beingsoft and easily scratched,

protected.

5 represents 'or picture thereon 1n contrasting colors and is placedclose to the back of the mirror. Different color efiects may be producedby varying the color of the pigment used in'the protecting-coating andalso by varying the color of the transparency, the coating in all casesbeing appliedso that it permits transmittedlight to passthroughinvention is to provide, in addition to the silvered coating, aprotective coating which will be impervious to moisture, heat, and otherdestructive agencies,

Another object of the The invention'iwill be fully understoood in theaccompanying drawings,

from behind, but prevents light from in front passing through and thenbeing reflected out again by the transparency, as happens where theso-called transparent mirror is'used. Instead of usingTir-stippledpigment coatln whichi e Figure 1 is a section, on an enlarged scale,- ofmy improved mirror. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an advertising-signembodying my'invention.

1 represents'a sheet of glass having a thin" s1lve'redcoating2 ofwell-known nature, which layer-of thin specially prepared paper orcloth,

as its surface becomes a transparency having a Sign color and applied'soas to form a stippled surlike thefthin varnish and silver coatings, ifuning I may apply to the varnish while wet a I particularly;

a transparent silver s tective coating 'clare that what I claim as new,

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 809,698.

which will have a surface similar to the stippled pigment surface and becolored as desired. If cloth or paper be used, it will preferably befirst coated with thin varnish to fill up the pores and then appliedwhile wet to the wet varnish on the back of the silver. The cloth orpaper is thus rendered waterproof by the varnish and also protects thesilver against abrasion, heat, and atmosphere (iin the same manner asthe stippl'ed coating oes.

Such a mirror as I have described herein not being transparent, in theusual acceptance of the term in this art, is especially adapted for usein connection with advertising devices and has been designed for suchuse more 7 but it is also useful for general displayrpurposes, as intheaters, &c.

Having thus described my invention, I deand desire to vered coating, anda protective light-transmitting colored coating over said varnish,substantially as described. 7

4. A display-mirror comprisinga'glass plate, 40 a transparent silveredcoating on one side thereof, a transparent varnish over said silveredcoating, and a coating for said varnish, said coating comprising apigment paint, adapted to transmit light, substantially as described.

5. The process of forming a display-mirror consisting in thinlysilvering a glass plate, applying a transparent varnish thereto, andapplying to said varnish a translucent coating, 5 substantially asdescribed 6. The process of forming a display-mirror consisting inthinly silvering a glass plate, applying a transparent varnish thereto,and applying to said varnish while wet a trans lucent coating,substantially as described.

7 A display-mirror comprising a glass plate, a transparent silveredcoating on one side thereof, a transparent varnish over said silveredcoating, and a coating over said varnish whereby reflection from anobject behind the mirror is prevented ,substantially asdescribed.

8; A display-mirror comprising a glass plate, a silvered coating on oneside thereof, a pigment coating over said silvered coating adapt- 5 edto transmit light, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM V. D. KELLEY.

Witnesses: GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Geo. M. KERR.

secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A display-mirror comprising a glassplate, a' transparent silvered coating on one" side thereof, atransparent varnish over said sil- Vered coating, and a translucentcoating for said varnish, substantially as described.

2. A display-mirror comprising a glassrplate, ed coating on one sidethereof, a transparent varnish over said silvered coating, and aprotected light-transmitting coating over said varnish, said prohavingasurface not easily scratched, substantially as described.

3. A display-mirror comprising a glass plate, a transparent silveredcoating on one side thereof, a transparent varnish over said sil- It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 809,698, granted January 9,1906, upon the application of William V.

ment in Display-Mirrors,

D. Kelley, of Newark, New Jersey, for an improveerrors appear in theprinted specification requiring correction, asfollows: On page 1, line58, the comma after the wor d "illuminated should' line 30, the wordprotected should read protective,- and thatthe said Letters Patentshould be read with these corrections therein that the same may I bestricken out, and on page 2,

conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice, Signed andsealedthis 23d day of January, A. 11,1906.

[scan] i i F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents. I

, particularly;

a transparent silver s tective coating 'clare that what I claim as new,

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 809,698.

which will have a surface similar to the stippled pigment surface and becolored as desired. If cloth or paper be used, it will preferably befirst coated with thin varnish to fill up the pores and then appliedwhile wet to the wet varnish on the back of the silver. The cloth orpaper is thus rendered waterproof by the varnish and also protects thesilver against abrasion, heat, and atmosphere (iin the same manner asthe stippl'ed coating oes.

Such a mirror as I have described herein not being transparent, in theusual acceptance of the term in this art, is especially adapted for usein connection with advertising devices and has been designed for suchuse more 7 but it is also useful for general displayrpurposes, as intheaters, &c.

Having thus described my invention, I deand desire to vered coating, anda protective light-transmitting colored coating over said varnish,substantially as described. 7

4. A display-mirror comprisinga'glass plate, 40 a transparent silveredcoating on one side thereof, a transparent varnish over said silveredcoating, and a coating for said varnish, said coating comprising apigment paint, adapted to transmit light, substantially as described.

5. The process of forming a display-mirror consisting in thinlysilvering a glass plate, applying a transparent varnish thereto, andapplying to said varnish a translucent coating, 5 substantially asdescribed 6. The process of forming a display-mirror consisting inthinly silvering a glass plate, applying a transparent varnish thereto,and applying to said varnish while wet a trans lucent coating,substantially as described.

7 A display-mirror comprising a glass plate, a transparent silveredcoating on one side thereof, a transparent varnish over said silveredcoating, and a coating over said varnish whereby reflection from anobject behind the mirror is prevented ,substantially asdescribed.

8; A display-mirror comprising a glass plate, a silvered coating on oneside thereof, a pigment coating over said silvered coating adapt- 5 edto transmit light, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM V. D. KELLEY.

Witnesses: GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Geo. M. KERR.

secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A display-mirror comprising a glassplate, a' transparent silvered coating on one" side thereof, atransparent varnish over said sil- Vered coating, and a translucentcoating for said varnish, substantially as described.

2. A display-mirror comprising a glassrplate, ed coating on one sidethereof, a transparent varnish over said silvered coating, and aprotected light-transmitting coating over said varnish, said prohavingasurface not easily scratched, substantially as described.

3. A display-mirror comprising a glass plate, a transparent silveredcoating on one side thereof, a transparent varnish over said sil- It ishereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 809,698, granted January 9,1906, upon the application of William V.

ment in Display-Mirrors,

D. Kelley, of Newark, New Jersey, for an improveerrors appear in theprinted specification requiring correction, asfollows: On page 1, line58, the comma after the wor d "illuminated should' line 30, the wordprotected should read protective,- and thatthe said Letters Patentshould be read with these corrections therein that the same may I bestricken out, and on page 2,

conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice, Signed andsealedthis 23d day of January, A. 11,1906.

[scan] i i F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents. I

Corrections in Letters Patent No.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. upon the applicationof William V. D. Kelley, ment in Display-Mirrors, tion, as follows: Onpage 1, be stricken out, and on page 2, line 30, the word and that thesaid Letters Patent should be read wi the same may conform to the recordof the ease in H Signed and sealed this 23d day of January,

[SEAL] of Newark, New Jersey,

line 58, the comma after the word 809.698, granted January 9, 1906,

for an improveerrors appear in the printed specification requiringcorrecilluminated should protected should read protective; th thesecorrections therein that 10 Patent Ofifiee.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commiaxio ner of Patents.

